Hungarian Second Army

The Hungarian Second Army was one of the three field armies raised by Hungary during World War II. Formed on 1 March 1940 when Hungary entered the Axis Powers as an ally of Nazi Germany, the Second Army consisted of over 200,000 troops, and it took part in Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union in June 1941. The army was massacred at the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942-1943, during which it failed to rescue the German Sixth Army inside of the city. The remnants withdrew into Hungary, and the Hungarian Second Army was smashed on 1 December 1944 after the Battle of Debrecen against the Soviet Red Army.